Glue Glue (gl[=u]), n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from
gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.]
A hard brittlebrownishgelatin, obtained by boiling to a
jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated
with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a
cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to
other adhesive or viscous substances.
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